Cigarette holder



Dec. 1, 1931.

M. F. DEACH CIGARETTE HOLDER Filed 001;. 13, 1928 Patented Dec. 1, 1931 i 4,5

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE) Q F. oAxnAnn, ontrronmn if V V CIGARETTE- nommn Application filed w s is, 152s. Serial No. 315,333.

The invention relates to a cigarette holder a cigarette'in the sleeve, the bore portion 12 having a sleeve portion slidably and 'te'leoutwardly of the portion 9 is tapered wherescopically receiving a stem portion in ef: by a funnel-like approach is' provided: to fecting the ejection of a cigarette butt from said last bore portion. An inner endporthe sleeve. I v tion13 of the sleeve bore is of lessdiameter An object of the invention is, to provide than thebore portion 9 and is." also cylina holder of the class described in which the drical, while a conically tapered bore portion accumulation of deposits in the sleeve por- 14: is provided for connecting the bore por tion is positively prevented. tions 13 and 9. Preferably, and as shown,

Another object of the invention is to prothe sleeve bore portions9, 12,113 and Mare vide a cigarette holder structure in which coaxial. The sleeve 7 is generally frustono leakage of moisturefrom the sleeve and conical in outlineand is preferablyformed along the stem is permitted. I v to present an attractiveappearance and to A further object of the invention is to proat the same time facilitate its manipulation vide a holder of the 'class'described which is with respect to thestem; As shown, an interof simple structure and comprises a minimum mediate portion of this'jmemb'e r ifs provided number of parts. i T with a knurled outer surfacefan'd apro- The invention possesses other objects and truding ridge 15 is provided about it adja features of advantage, some of which, with cent its inner end. i

the foregoing, willbe set forth in the fol- The stem member 8, it will now be noted,is

lowing description of a preferred form of provided with a longitudinal passage :16 the invention and in the accompanying draW- therethrough, and a cylindrical outer end ings in which, L 1 a portion 17 thereof is arranged to serve as an Figure 1 is a side view of a holder embodyejectingjhead for effecting a removal of a 25 ing the invention, acigarette being shown cigarette or cigarette butt'from its mounted mounted therein. 1 position in the sleeve. The ejecting head 17, Figure 2 is a, side view of the holder but it will be noted, is arranged for reciprocation with the parts disposed as for the ejection solely through the bore portions 9 and 12 and of a cigarette butt, an operating hand and is preferably of somewhat less diameter than i ejected cigarette butt being indicatedin the the bore portion 9 for a reason tobe hereinview. after brought'out.

Figure 3 is'an enlarged fragmentary axial Immediately inwardly of the head 17, the section through the holder, the parts thereof stem 8 is enlarged to provide a circular and being related as in Figure 1. I v acute-angled edge 18 thereabout for a'scrap- Figure A is an enlarged fragmentary side ing engagement with the bore portion 9-. view of the hold-er with its parts related as Preferably, and as shown, the edge 18 is proin Figure 2 and the sleeve portion shown in vided at the intersection ofaplane annular axial section. surface 19 extending from the base of the Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary view head 17 and perpendicular to the stem axis, of a portion of the showing of Figure, 4. with a con-ically tapered surface portion 21 of As particularly illustrated, the present the stein, whereby the scrapingedge 18 is free invention is incorporated in the structure with respect to the bore 9. The bore 9 is prefof a holder 6 comprising a cigaretteholding erably provided -with a finished surface sleeve 7 and a stem 8 having an end thereof whereby the edge 18 may function to remove r telescopically engaged in the sleeve; A major any deposits thereon when the sleeveand stem andintermediateportion 9 of the sleevebore are axially displaoedfor ejecting acigarette is cylindrical for compressedly and friction fromthe sleeve. Q

ally receiving the butt end of a cigarette 11 The inner edge of thestem surface portion part way therethrough and from the outer 21 terminates in a cylidrical surface 'portion 50 end thereof. To" facilitate the mounting of 22, which latter portion in turn terminates at 1 tion 14 is the outer edge of a conical surface portion 23 of th stem. The surface portion 23, it will now be particularly noted, is arranged for a tight and sealing engagement against the bore portion 14 and is therefore formed as complementary thereto whereby a seal may be provided when the faces contact. In order to insure a maximum width of contact between the sealing faces, the conical stem surface 21 is preferably made no wider than is necessary to insure a free scraping operation of the scraping edge 18 along the sleeve bore portion 9. The angle of obliquity ofthe con-' tacting faces of the surface 23 and bore orpreferably slight and a groun fit is provided for these faces whereby they will be held frictionally locked together following their engagement.

The portion 24L of the stem immediately inwardly of the portion thereof providing the surface23, and which is arranged for reciprocation through the inner bore portion 13, is cylindrical and preferably slidably engages saidbore portion whereby an additional seal is provided between the stem and sleeve, said engagement ofthe sleeve and stem also serving to guide thesemembers when they are moved relatively to each other.

It will now'be noted that when the surface *3 23 and bore portion 14 are engaged, the holder is arranged to receive and retain a cigarette for thesmoking thereof, such a relation of the parts. beingindic'ated in Figures 1 and 3; Under these conditions, the end face 25 of the head 17 is disposed to serve as a stop for limiting the degree of insertion of the cigarette within the bore portion 9, and a relative displacement of the sleeve and stem will thereafter cause an ejection movement of the cigarette outwardly through the bore portions 9 and 1-2 .untilthe cigarette is no longer held and falls from the sleeve as shown in Figure 2; To limit such a relative displacementsof the sleeve and stem to adegree just suflicient to accomplish the ejection, a stop is preferably provided on the stem, such stop in the present instance constituting a. band 26 disposed in a shallow annular depression 27 therefore provided in the stem at an appro priate point thereof.

The formation of the ejecting head 17 to have a less diameter than that of the bore portion 9 through which it movesduring an ejecting operation, it will now be noted, provides an annular space between it and the sleeve bore at all times. When the stem is moved to eject a cigarette, the scraping edge 18 isarranged to be moved onlyflto the end of the bore portion 9. Under these circumstances, the bore 9 is completely cleaned dur ing ejection of thecigarette and the scraped out material is in no way pressed against the bore portion 12, the latter having been found to occur if the larger stem 'portionof the scraping edge moves into the bore portion 12,

Any material on the surface of the bore portion 9 is thus but loosely adherent thereto, and a subsequent insertion of a cigarette in the holder when the sleeve and stem are in the relation shown in Figure 3, wipes such material from the bore portion 12 and within the sleeve cavity whereby it may be finally deposited in the space defined about the ejection head; In this manner, an ejection of a cigarette butt cleans the bore portion 9, while the insertion of a new cigarette cleans the bore portion 12, and the formation of deposits in the sleeve is positively prevented. The ejecting head 1'4, is ofcourse, of such length as to insure the dropping of the butt on which it acts when the scraping edge 18 reaches its outer position inthe sleeve.

The stem 8, it will now be noted, is referably formed as Val-unitary vmember 0 hardrubber, bone, amber, bakelite, or other suitable material. The sleeve 7 and stop ring 26 are preferably formed of metal or other suitable hard material which will take an attractive finish. In this manner, a minimum number of parts is required, it being noted that assembly of the holder would be accomplished by inserting the stem through the sleeve from'the outer end thereof, and thereafter disposing'the stop band in its place whereby a separation of the sleeve and stem is thereafter ositively revented.

From the oregoing escription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and method of operationwill be readily understood by those skilledin theart to which the invention appertains, and while I have described the principle of operation, together with the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have itunderstood that the device shown is merely illustrative, andthat such changes may be made,when desired, as fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having. thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States the following:

1, In a cigarette holder, a sleeve member having a cylindrical bore portion for receiving and retaining a cigarette, a stem member slidably and telescopically engaged in the bore of said sleeve member, and means on said stem member providing a scraping edge for engagement with and along the surface of said bore portion. 7

2.111 a cigarette holder, a sleeve member having a cylindrical bore portion for receiving and retaining a cigarette, a stem member telescopically engaged in thebore of said sleeve member, means on said member pro viding a (circular and radially outstanding scraping edgefor engagement with the bore surface atsaid cylindrical portion thereof, and an ejecting head on stem extending forwardly of the plane of said edge,

3. In a cigarette holder, a sleeve member providing an intermediate and cylindrical bore portion for receiving and retaining the butt end of a cigarette, a stem member telescopically engaging the bore of said sleeve for ejecting a cigarette when the holder is contracted and being formed to provide a radially extending scraping edge for operative engagement along the surface of said cylindrical bore portion during a contraction of the holder, and stop means on the members cooperative to prevent a disposal of said edge beyond the forward end of said bore portion When the holder is fully contracted. In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

MILES F. DEAGH. 

